Rankings

The UFC welterweight division’s French Canadian king reaffirmed his
position atop the 170-pound ranks on Nov. 17 with another
one-sided, 25-minute decision victory, outpointing interim
titleholder and former teammate Carlos
Condit. A third-round head kick scare aside, St. Pierre showed
few flaws and virtually no signs of rust as he repeatedly floored
Condit with takedowns and jabbed at the lanky striker while
standing. The win -- St. Pierre’s seventh since reclaiming the belt
from Matt
Serra in 2008 -- once again brought to the fore the question of
a long-discussed super fight between GSP and middleweight ace
Anderson
Silva.

While UFC President Dana White vowed to make GSP-Silva happen in
the new year, another welterweight contender made an emphatic
statement in Montreal. The UFC 154 co-main event saw Johny
Hendricks notch another sensational knockout, this time
crushing durable Dane Martin
Kampmann in just 46 seconds. The 29-year-old Oklahoman may have
to wait a while for his chance, but successive wins over the likes
of Kampmann, Jon Fitch and
Josh
Koscheck have earned him the No. 3 spot in our rankings and
consideration as the next contender to GSP’s throne.

Elsewhere on the scale, two former WEC bantamweight champions have
fallen from the rankings: Brian
Bowles, who has not competed since a November 2011 submission
defeat to Urijah
Faber, and Miguel
Torres, who suffered his third loss in four bouts with a
surprising Nov. 3 decision defeat to Marlon
Moraes.